I knew you were a clever bugger, Steve, but this (particularly the first report) was a great read! Lots of nice little details in the first part, it could easily be a chapter from a book. (Being a writer has destroyed my ability to read anything without analyzing it)

Wow...I have no idea how you remembered all of that. Especially the battleship. We saw so much, and everything we saw was so big and complex, I forgot most of what was said the minute we stepped off her!